I feel it’s been a while since I’ve posted a LEO, and this I’ve had a nice fall background.

Some facts from

Compared to great-horned owls, long-eared owls are lanky, with slimmer ear tufts and a more rufous facial disk. Their flight is lighter, more closely resembling that of other meadow-dwellers with a buoyant and moth-like wingbeat.

To camouflage, long-eared owls will “suck in,” use their wings to cover the conspicuous patterning on their flanks and erect their ear tufts.

  • TWeaKEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Fairly long legs too, I bet. Under all that fluff.

    Fun fact, those ear tufts are actually more like eyebrows.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yes indeed! Eyebrows are a good comparison since they can express moods.

      I don’t know why nobody uses their real name. I think it’s a really fun word: plumicorns!

      • TWeaKEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I think it’s a really fun word: plumicorns!

        shocked_owl

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          Right?! It’s a cool word!

          Here’s another owl facts for you. The snowy owl in your gif is a boy. The snowies all start speckled, but the males lose most of theirs as they mature.

          • TWeaKEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Pretty sure I knew that one (there were a pair of snowy owls at a place I used to frequent) but it hadn’t occurred to me to check. New owl watching game unlocked!